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☆ Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Not all of Trump’s picks are causing uproar. But in a conventional administration, controversies raging around at least four key Cabinet picks would be seen as a disaster. The president-elect’s son explains the planGaetz and several other Trump picks have caused consternation in some circles given the questions about their qualifications and past behavior. That’s what the American people want.”It would take a handful of Republican senators to block the most provocative Trump nominees early next year, given that Democrats are likely to vote en masse against them. If he’s qualified, he’s qualified.”Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said he believed Trump’s nominees would get confirmed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Hegseth, Trump’s, Intrigue, Gaetz, —, Kennedy, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, he’s, ” Johnson, South Dakota Sen, John Thune, Mike Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Sen, Adam Schiff, Jim Himes, they’re, Matt Gaetz —, Robert Kennedy, Tulsi, ” Trump, Donald Trump Jr, ”, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, “ I’ve, … I’ve, Matt, ” Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman Organizations: CNN, Washington, Republican Senate, Office, Fox News, Florida Republican, of Justice, Department of Health, Human Services, Senate, Trump, South, Louisiana Republican, California Democrat, Democrat, House Intelligence, Sunday, Connecticut Democrat, CBS, Republican, Fox Business, Oklahoma Republican, Press, ” Locations: Gaetz, — Russia, Washington, Florida, South Dakota, “ State, Louisiana, United States, California, Connecticut, ” Missouri, Alabama, Pennsylvania

☆ From 'brilliant' to 'dangerous': Mixed reactions roll in after Trump picks RFK Jr. for top health post
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Frank Thorp V | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Thune ducked a question about whether he would support Kennedy's confirmation, saying that the process "is just getting started" and adding that there would be "a vetting process." Cassidy is currently the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee and is considered a contender for chairing the committee in the next Congress. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said in a post to X that Kennedy was “Dangerous. I will hold any HHS Secretary to the same high standard of protecting and improving public health," Polis added in the later post. A majority of senators must vote in support of a nominee in order for the position to be confirmed.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Sen, John Thune, Thune, it’s, Bill Cassidy, Cassidy, Wisconsin Sen, Ron Johnson, Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Missouri Sen, Josh Hawley, Ron Wyden, Ed Markey, Chris Van Hollen, Patty Murray, Murray, Jared Polis, Polis Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Republican, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, Wisconsin, Big Pharma, RFK, NBC News, Colorado Gov, HHS, FDA, NBC, Republicans, Senate Locations: WASHINGTON, Alabama, Missouri

Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesTop Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are being careful to keep their options open regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for attorney general, former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz. Asked if the Senate should receive the House Ethic Committee report on Gaetz, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of South Dakota, said: “I haven’t given that any thought yet. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were less insistent on seeing the House committee’s report. Elections have consequences; (Trump) chose Matt Gaetz. Latest from the Ethics Committee: Asked about the pending report on Gaetz, House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest said Thursday, “What happens in Ethics is confidential.

Persons: Sen, John Cornyn, Chambers, Anna Moneymaker, Donald Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, John Thune, ”, ” Texas Sen, Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, North Carolina Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, Graham, “, Missouri Sen, Josh Hawley, ” Graham, Trump, Matt, ” Tillis, Hawley, there’ll, ” Hawley, Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, we’ll, Indiana Sen, Mike Braun, he’s, Gaetz, Michael Guest, ” Gaetz Organizations: Capitol, Committee, GOP, Gaetz, North, Alabama Locations: Washington , DC, South Dakota, ” Texas, Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri

A firebrand legal adviser to the President-elect and a conservative lawyer under consideration for the post of Attorney General appear to be setting the stage for investigations and prosecution of Donald Trump’s legal adversaries, including Special Counsel Jack Smith and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The threats come as Trump campaign aides say that the president-elect considers his choice for attorney general to be his most important single appointment. Paoletta is among several people under consideration to run the Justice Department, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News. All of those people have claimed—without citing any specific evidence— that the federal prosecutions of Trump by Smith were politically motivated. The Trump Justice Department will have access to every text, email and memo written by everyone on the Smith team on government phones and computers during the investigation.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jack Smith, Letitia James, Mike Davis, Trump, Smith, James, “, ” Davis, Benny Johnson, Davis, ”, Tom Williams, — Mark Paoletta —, Paoletta, ” Paoletta, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Utah Sen, Mike Lee, John Ratcliffe, Matt Whitaker, Donald Trump, can’t, —, Bill Barr, John Durham, Russia’s, “ Jack Smith Organizations: New York, Trump, Justice Department, Republican, Washington , D.C, Inc, Getty, NBC News, Department, DOJ, NBC, Justice, Democratic, DoJ, CIA, FBI, Trump Justice Department Locations: Washington ,, Missouri, Utah, Newsmax

In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control. In June, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have enshrined a national right to birth control into law. States have been left to decide if they will protect access to birth control. The Right Time initiative is part of Michelle Trupiano's work at Missouri Family Health Council that reduces costs and helps Missourians to obtain birth control. She works at a family planning clinic that is benefiting from Title X funding, which means right now, uninsured patients can get birth control through the clinic.

Persons: LOUIS —, Roe, Wade, “, ” Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Joe ”, Glenn Youngkin, ”, Michelle Trupiano, Michelle Trupiano's, Yasmine Salam, Sen, Denny Hoskins, Hoskins, doesn’t, ” Trupiano, ” Hoskins, Maggie Olivia, ” Olivia, “ It’s, Trupiano, Kate Wagner, Wagner Organizations: LOUIS, Republicans, NBC, People, D.C, Guttmacher Institute, Lawmakers, Republican Gov, Missouri Family Health Council, Missouri Family Health, Missouri Republican, NBC News, Healthy Texas Women, Mayo Clinic, Drug Administration, Missouri Foundation, Health, Abortion, Jefferson, Jefferson County Health Department Locations: Missouri, Maryland, South, Washington, Arizona , Iowa, Virginia, Nevada, Texas, U.S, In Missouri, Jefferson County

☆ These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +43 min

The success of so many 2020 election deniers in Republican primaries this year demonstrates that Trump’s ongoing campaign of election lies continues to have a strong hold on his party. Even four years later, candidates’ views on the 2020 election are relevant in important practical ways. Lake also baselessly advocated the imprisonment of Katie Hobbs, who was Arizona’s election chief during the 2020 election and went on to defeat Lake in the 2022 race for governor. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/FileSen. Rick Scott voted to object to the congressional count of Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania, though he voted in favor of counting Biden’s victory in Arizona. Pennsylvania: Dave McCormickSenate candidate Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024.

Persons: Washington CNN — It’s, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Joe Biden’s, Mark Robinson of, Kari Lake, Bernie Moreno, Sam Brown of, Ted Cruz, ”, Biden, – Mark Robinson of, Mike Braun, Indiana, Mike Kehoe of Missouri, Greg Gianforte, Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia –, Braun, Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Scott Olson, “, Trump, ” Braun, Trump’s, Jennifer McCormick, Mike Kehoe Missouri, Mike Kehoe, David A . Lieb, Joe Biden, ” Kehoe’s, Crystal Quade, Montana, Greg Gianforte Montana, Phelan M, Ebenhack, Gianforte, Lee, Ryan Busse, Mark Robinson, Gov Mark Robinson, Grant Baldwin, Robinson, Biden “, Josh Stein, Patrick Morrisey Patrick Morrisey, Tom Williams, Morrisey, Biden’s, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, Tim Sheehy of Montana, REbecca Noble, Biden didn’t, baselessly, Katie Hobbs, Lake, Lake’s, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Rick Scott U.S, Rick Scott, Chip Somodevilla, Scott, ” Scott, Debbie Mucarsel, Jim Banks, Banks, ” Banks, Valerie McCray, Braun . Maine, Demi Kouzounas, Kouzounas, Angus King, Royce White Royce White, Alex Brandon, Royce White, “ TRUMP, “ Trump, White, Democratic Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Josh Hawley Sen, Josh Hawley, Allison Bailey /, Missouri Sen, Hawley, CNN’s Manu Raju, Lucas Kunce, Sam Brown, Patrick T, Fallon, Brown, we’ve, we’re, ” Brown, Adam Laxalt, Laxalt, Jacky Rosen ., Bernie Moreno Cleveland, David Dermer, Moreno, denialism, –, ” Moreno, CNN’s Raju, Sherrod Brown ., Dave McCormick, Kamil Krzaczynski, wasn’t, Elizabeth Gregory, Dave, McCormick, “ Joe Biden, ” McCormick, Mehmet Oz, ‘, … We’ve, Bob Casey, Patricia Morgan Rhode, Patricia Morgan, West Warwick, Kris Craig, Morgan, Morgan baselessly, ” Morgan, Sheldon Whitehouse, Marsha Blackburn Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Blackburn, Tennessee’s, Tennessee Sen, Bill Hagerty “, Gloria Johnson, Ted Cruz Sen, Ted Cruz of, Cruz, ” Cruz, ’, Colin Allred, Hung Cao Hung Cao, Milwaukee . J, Scott Applewhite, Hung Cao, Cao, Barack Obama, It’s, ” Cao, United States ”, Tim Kaine, Jim Justice, Justice, – Patrick Morrisey, Joe Manchin, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, – Denny Hoskins, Dennis Linthicum of, Brooke Paige of Vermont, Kris Warner, Washington’s Dale Whitaker, Christi, Denny, Denny Hoskins, Kelly Dereuck, Hoskins, ” Hoskins, Barbara Phifer, Dennis, Dennis Linthicum, Linthicum, Tobias Read, Brooke Paige Vermont, Brooke Paige, Lisa Rathke, Paige, ” Paige, ” Paige’s, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Kris Warner West, Mac Warner, I’m, Thornton Cooper Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump, Capitol, Democratic, CNN, Republican, ILA, Indiana, Gov, Missouri, Biden, ” Kehoe’s Democratic, Greg Gianforte Montana Gov, Republican Governors Association, AP, Representatives, Republicans, Lee Newspapers, Getty, The News, Observer, Conservative Political, Conference, Republican National Convention, Inc, West, West Virginians, Associated Press, Huntington Mayor, Kari Lake Arizona Republican, Fox, Arizona, Senate, Democratic Rep, Democrat, Scott, Jim Banks Indiana Republican U.S, Fox News, Demi Kouzounas Maine GOP, Portland Press Herald, Army, Maine Republican Party, New Hampshire GOP, ”, Beacon, Minnesota, U.S . Senate, Arizona –, Marine, Sam Brown Republican, US, Nevada, Convention, Treasury Department, Bloomberg Businessweek, Philadelphia Inquirer, Providence Journal, USA, Blackburn, Tennessee, ABC, Milwaukee ., United, Jim Justice West, West Virginia Gov, Wheeling Mayor, Montana, Christi Jacobsen, Missouri State Capitol, Springfield News, Oregon State Capitol, Anadolu, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, Vermont State House, Facebook, Electoral College, ” Paige’s Democratic, US Department of Agriculture, Virginia Watch, Virginia Economic Development Authority Locations: Mark Robinson of North Carolina, Kari Lake of Arizona, Bernie Moreno of Ohio, Sam Brown of Nevada, Ted Cruz of Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, Indiana , Missouri, Montana, – Mark Robinson of North Carolina, New Hampshire, Indiana, Indianapolis , Indiana, . Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo, Orlando, Fla, Texas, North Carolina, Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Nebraska, Delaware , Connecticut, Hawaii, Arizona, Kari Lake Arizona, Mesa , Arizona, AFP, Phoenix, Arizona and Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania, Powell . Indiana, Milwaukee, Braun ., Demi Kouzounas Maine, Maine, China, St, Cloud, Minn, Amy Klobuchar . Missouri, Washington, Lucas Kunce . Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada, Nevada, what’s, Jacky Rosen . Ohio, Westlake , Ohio, Ohio, United States, Sherrod Brown . Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Island, Patricia Morgan Rhode Island, West, Rhode, Sheldon Whitehouse . Tennessee, Tennessee, Gloria Johnson . Texas, Washington ,, “, Colin Allred . Virginia, Virginia, Loudoun, – Denny Hoskins of Missouri, Dennis Linthicum of Oregon, Denny Hoskins, Barbara Phifer . Oregon, Dennis Linthicum Oregon, Salem , Oregon, Anadolu, Getty Images Oregon, Oregon, Tobias Read . Vermont, Vermont, Montpelier, Kris Warner West Virginia

☆ What to know about the 25th Amendment and Joe Biden as Republicans allege a ‘cover-up’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even before Biden dropped out of the race, Rep. Chip Roy, the Texas Republican, filed a resolution in June after the president’s disastrous debate performance, calling on the 25th Amendment to be used against Biden. After Biden withdrew from the race, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican, wrote letters to Harris and the Cabinet officials in the Biden administration, asking them to remove Biden from office. To forcibly wrest power from a sitting president, the vice president would have to be on board, according to the text of the amendment. Why do we have the 25th Amendment? That was before the 25th Amendment, so there was no constitutional rule.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, –, Biden, Trump, Kamala Harris, Chip Roy, Mike Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Johnson, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Harris, ” Schmitt, Antony Blinken, Insurrectionists, Donald Trump, John Minchillo, Betsy DeVos, Mike Pence, Kevin McCarthy, recommitted, Nancy Pelosi, John F, Kennedy, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Kennedy slumps, Jacqueline Kennedy, Clinton Hill, Ike Altgens, Richard Nixon, Reagan Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Federal, Commission, Texas Republican, Republican, Trump’s, Republicans, USA, Trump Cabinet, New York Times, Trump, Reagan Locations: Missouri, Trump, Washington ,, Dallas

☆ Teddy Roosevelt: A major reevaluation of the most masculine president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

O’KEEFE: “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt” argues that the most masculine president in the American memory is actually the product of unsung and extraordinary women. Theodore Roosevelt with his second wife, Edith Carow Roosevelt, and his first five children in the mid-1890s. I had this fascinating conversation with Connie Roosevelt, who is the wife of Theodore Roosevelt IV (Teddy’s great-grandson). I love Robin Williams and the depiction in “Night at the Museum,” but that’s a cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt, like his distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt, was considered a traitor to his class.

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☆ Bob Menendez: Trump circus overshadows senator’s corruption trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So it goes for Menendez, who is likely pleased to have his legal drama playing out in relative obscurity. More recently, Fetterman mocked the senator’s defense, which relies in part on pointing the finger of blame on Nadine Menendez, his wife. Republicans in Washington, as they’ve done during these first two weeks of the Menendez trial in New York, have been consistently deferential to the New Jersey Democrat. Rep. Andy Kim, a popular Democrat from South Jersey, is expected to win the nomination to succeed Menendez. Andrew Giuliani, pressed for a thought on the senator’s trial or the allegations against him, shrugged.

Persons: New York CNN — Andrew Giuliani, Donald, ”, Rudy Giuliani squinted, “, ” He’s, Sen, Bob Menendez’s, –, Michael Cohen, Daniels, Menendez, Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Ronny Jackson, Bob Costello, Pam Bondi, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Matt Whitaker, Sebastian Gorka, Gov, Dan Patrick, Jackson, María Elvira Salazar, Troy Nehls, Dale Strong, Daniel Webster of, Vladimir Putin’s, Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer, John Fetterman, George Santos, Fetterman, Nadine Menendez, ” Fetterman, Jake Tapper, Mitch McConnell, ” North Dakota Sen, Kevin Cramer, he’s, Andy Kim, Andrew Giuliani, haven’t, ” CNN’s Sabrina Souza Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York, Manhattan Criminal, Court, Republican, Democrat, The New, The New Jersey Democrat, Foreign Relations, Trump, Democratic, Manhattan, Attorney, Texas, Dale Strong of, Pennsylvania Democrat, New York Rep, “, Union, ”, Republicans, New Jersey Democrat, Democrats, GOP, ” North, Politico Locations: New York, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, The, The New Jersey, Menendez’s, Florida, Sebastian Gorka , Texas, María Elvira Salazar of Florida, Texas, Dale Strong of Alabama, Daniel Webster of Florida, North Korea, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Egypt, ”, “ State, Israel, ” North Dakota, South Jersey, New York City

☆ Sen. Josh Hawley is writing a new book calling for a religious revival in America
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Josh Hawley is writing his fourth book — while running for a second term in the Senate. It's called "The Awakenings: The Religious Revivals that Made America—and Why We Need Another One." Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The Missouri Republican is working on a new book entitled "The Awakenings: The Religious Revivals that Made America — and Why We Need Another One," his publisher confirmed to Business Insider on Tuesday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Josh Hawley, It's, Theodore Roosevelt, —, Sen, Hawley Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Missouri Republican, Business Locations: Missouri

☆ CEO says the FICO score provider isn't a monopoly: 'There are alternatives'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a Friday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Fair Isaac CEO Will Lansing challenged the accusation that his company has a monopoly on the industry. Fair Isaac is an analytics software and services company known for developing the FICO score. "We don't have a monopoly, there are alternatives to FICO score. "There are alternatives, and we're there because we're good, not because we have some kind of special privileges." He also pointed out that Fair Isaac faced an antitrust investigation several years ago and "came out clean."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Isaac, Will Lansing, Lansing, Missouri Sen, Josh Hawley, Hawley Organizations: of Justice Locations: Missouri

☆ Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee about the Biden Administration's FY2025 budget request in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. Still, Republicans similarly moved to dismiss former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in 2021, weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Johnson had said he would send them to the Senate last week, but he punted again after Senate Republicans said they wanted more time to prepare. The impeachment trial is the third in five years.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, impeaching Mayorkas, Mike Johnson, Mayorkas, Schumer, Chuck Schumer, William McFarland, Kevin F, Mark Green, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael McCaul, Clay Higgins, Ben Cline, Andy Biggs, Michael Guest, Laurel Lee, Harriet Hageman, Andrew Garbarino, Pfluger, Democratic Sen, Patty Murray, Murray, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Donald Trump's, McConnell —, Trump, Johnson, he's, I'm, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump Organizations: Homeland, House Homeland Security, Biden, Cannon, Republicans, House Republicans, Democrats, —, Republican, of Homeland, Democratic, National Archives, Capitol, Senate, Democrat, Tennessee Rep, Congress Locations: Washington , DC, Mexico, U.S, WASHINGTON, Texas, Washington, Missouri, Ky, New York, New York City, Ukraine, Mayorkas

The GOP has been softening its stance on Russia ever since Trump won the 2016 election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents. Now the GOP's ambivalence on Russia has stalled additional aid to Ukraine at a pivotal time in the war. Things are changing just not fast enough.”Those who oppose additional Ukraine aid bristle at charges that they are doing Putin's handiwork. Even before Trump, Republican voters were signaling discontent with overseas conflicts, said Douglas Kriner, a political scientist at Cornell University. Skeptics of Ukraine aid argue the war has already decimated the Russian military and that Putin won't be able to target other European countries.

Persons: Republican Sen, Ron Johnson of, Vladimir Putin, “, Johnson, “ Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Putin, Mike Johnson, ”, “ Putin, ” Republican Sen, Thom Tillis, Mitch McConnell of, Alexei Navalny, Joe Biden, Tillis, ” Johnson, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, ” Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tucker Carlson’s, Matt Gaetz, Trump, Douglas Kriner, ” Kriner, ” Trump, didn’t, Olga Kamenchuk, ” Kamenchuk, That’s, “ He's, he's, ” Henry Hale, Russell Vought, Sergey Radchenko, Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro Organizations: Republican, GOP, Trump, Democratic, Republicans, NATO, ” Republican, Republican Party, ”, Cornell University, Northwestern University, Ukraine, Pew Research, George Washington University, Management, Center, Johns Hopkins ’ School, International Studies, Associated Press Locations: Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Europe, U.S, North Carolina, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, America, Missouri, ” Alabama, Waterford Township , Michigan, ” Russia, “, Moscow, Soviet Union, Putin's U.S, Israel, Taiwan, Western Europe, Soviet, Lithuania, Estonia, Washington

(AP) — Missouri senators on Wednesday voted against amending the state's strict law against abortions to allow exceptions in cases of rape and incest. The state banned almost all abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade. “What we’re saying is, ‘We don’t care,’” McCreery said of the state's current abortion ban. St. Louis resident Jamie Corley is leading a campaign to amend the state constitution to allow abortions for any reason up to 12 weeks into pregnancy. If Corley's amendment is enacted, abortions would also be allowed in cases of rape, incest and fatal fetal abnormalities until viability, which typically is around 24 weeks.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Sen, Tracy McCreery, ’ ” McCreery, “ We’re, ” McCreery, GOP Sen, Rick Brattin, let’s, ” Brattin, Republican Sen, Mike Moon, Louis, Jamie Corley Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, —, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, Republican, GOP Locations: Mo, — Missouri, Missouri

(AP) — Missouri's high court entertained arguments Thursday on whether to force changes to the state's Senate districts in a case that has divided majority-party Republicans over how to apply new voter-approved redistricting criteria. The lawsuit brought by voters contends that Senate districts in suburban St. Louis and western Missouri's Buchanan County violate the state constitution by needlessly splitting cities or counties into multiple districts. The outcome of the case won't affect immediate control of the Senate, where Republicans hold a 24-10 majority over Democrats. Deputy Solicitor General Maria Lanahan told judges that various other Senate districts — though not challenged by plaintiffs — also split counties while not following political subdivision lines. "Compact, contiguous territory is the first and most powerful line of defense against political and racial gerrymanders,” Senate Republicans wrote in a brief filed by attorney Eddie Greim.

Persons: Chuck Hatfield, Hatfield, Maria Lanahan, —, ”, Eddie Greim Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Republicans, Republican, GOP, Democratic, Senate, Democrats, Missouri House Republican, ” Locations: Mo, St, Louis, Missouri's Buchanan, Missouri, Buchanan, Hazelwood

Missouri Republicans have been trying for years to make it harder to amend the constitution. State Sen. Bill Eigel, a member of the Freedom Caucus, said the hope is for Republican Gov. The standoff ended Tuesday morning, with Freedom Caucus members allowing a confirmation vote on several gubernatorial appointees they had been blocking. Senate leaders said the disruptions by the Freedom Caucus only delayed action on the very policies those members support. Speaking to hundreds of allies who gathered in the Capitol halls to show their support, Freedom Caucus members lauded the end of the filibuster as a win.

Persons: State Sen, Bill Eigel, Mike Parson, ” Eigel, Eigel, Sen, Mary Elizabeth Coleman's, Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, ” Rowden, Denise Lieberman, ” Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri Senate, Republicans, Caucus, Missouri Republicans, State, Freedom Caucus, Republican Gov, Republican, Ohio Republicans, Missouri, Legislature, Pro, ”, ” Missouri Voter Protection Locations: Mo, Missouri, Ohio, ” Missouri

The Freedom Caucus is trying to force more rapid consideration of a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives such as one backing abortion rights. Earlier this week, Senate Republican leaders stripped four Freedom Caucus members of their committee chairmanships and prime parking spots. "It’s just gotten worse and worse and worse. The internal Republican spat has prevented Senate approval of GOP Gov. Mike Parson's appointments to state departments, university governing boards and the state highways commission.

Persons: Cindy O'Laughlin, Sen, Bill Eigel, “, that’s, O'Laughlin, It’s, ”, Mike Parson's, Parson, It's, John Rizzo, Eigel, Republicans bloviating, ” Rizzo, Summer Ballentine Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Republican, Missouri Senate, Republicans, Caucus, Missouri Press Association, Freedom Caucus, GOP Gov, Associated Press Locations: Mo, Missouri, O'Laughlin

The lawsuit was filed in January on behalf of 13 Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders who support abortion rights. It seeks a permanent injunction barring the state from enforcing its abortion law, and a declaration that provisions of the law violate the Missouri Constitution. The law makes it a felony punishable by 5 to 15 years in prison to perform or induce an abortion. Their lawsuit specifically highlights the Jewish teaching that a fetus becomes a living person at birth and that Jewish law prioritizes the mother’s life and health. In Kentucky, three Jewish women sued, claiming the state’s ban violates their religious rights under the state’s constitution and religious freedom law.

Persons: Louis, Roe, Wade, Brennan, “, Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, Eric Schmitt, Mike Parson, Nick Schroer, ”, Barry Hovis, — Organizations: LOUIS, Unitarian Universalist, Brennan Center for Justice, Pro, Republican, Americans United, & State, National Women’s Law, Rep, Hoosier, Choice Locations: Missouri, ” Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky

Béjar points to user perception surveys that show, for instance, that 13% of Instagram users — ages 13-15 — reported having received unwanted sexual advances on the platform within the previous seven days. Béjar said he doesn’t believe the reforms he’s suggesting would significantly affect revenue or profits for Meta and its peers. Meta, in a statement, said “Every day countless people inside and outside of Meta are working on how to help keep young people safe online. Today's testimony comes just two weeks after dozens of U.S. states sued Meta for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis. The lawsuits, filed in state and federal courts, claim that Meta knowingly and deliberately designs features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.

Persons: Frances Haugen, Arturo Béjar, Mark Zuckerberg, ‘, ”, “, ” Béjar, Zuckerberg, Instagram, Béjar, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Missouri Sen, Josh Hawley, —, doesn’t, ’, Meta Organizations: Facebook, Wall Street, Meta, Associated Press, Connecticut Democrat, AP, “ Locations: Connecticut, Missouri

☆ House GOP’s $14.3 billion Israel aid sets up collision course with Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Haley Talbot | Kristin Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The House has released text of its planned Israel funding bill, appropriating $14.3 billion dollars to aid the country, setting up one of the first leadership tests for newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson. In the Senate, both leaders have pressed to have any funding for Israel combined with Ukraine and border security funding. Johnson has pushed to detach the aid to Israel from the Ukraine aid. And right now, the Senate has a chance to produce supplemental assistance that will help us do exactly that,” McConnell said. Not some of them, but all of them … you can send Israel over by itself, that’d be fine,” he said.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Republicans – Thomas Massie of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia –, Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, “, ” Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Oksana Markarova, ” McConnell, “ Israel, ”, Sen, Rick Scott, Missouri Sen, Josh Hawley, Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham of, CNN’s Manu Raju, Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer Organizations: Louisiana Republican, GOP, Republicans, Senate, Israel, Fox News, Democrats, House Democratic, Ukraine, ”, Florida Republican, Republican, “ Locations: Israel, Louisiana, Georgia, Ukraine, Gaza, America, Ukrainian, Louisville , Kentucky, Florida, Missouri, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

The news outlet is hyper-focused on Trump's legal jeopardy, with a team of experts ready to dissect every ruling, every filing, every comment. “MSNBC has pretty well-established themselves as the leading anti-Trump network, certainly of late,” said Jon Klein, a former CNN president and news analyst. So far this year, Fox has averaged 2.18 million viewers, MSNBC 1.51 million and CNN 639,000. It was par for the course on a day Trump's legal issues made headlines. MSNBC has assembled a team of legal experts that has appeared throughout its lineup and gained trust through familiarity.

Persons: Joe, Donald Trump, Ken Dilanian, ”, Jon Klein, “, you've, Trump, it's, Trump's, Nicolle Wallace, Missouri Sen, Claire McCaskill, Joy Reid, —, Jen Psaki's, Cyrus Vance Jr, Preet Bharara, Rachel Maddow, Jimmy Carter's, “ Donald Trump, Lawrence O'Donnell, that's, Klein, Ari Melber's, Melber, Peter Navarro, Joe Tacopina, Andrew Weissmann, Robert Mueller's, Mary McCord, ” Chuck Rosenberg, Obama, Neal Katyal, Donald Trump ”, Barbara McQuade, Joyce Vance, Weissmann, Andrew, Psaki, Ariana Pekary, “ It's, ” Klein, there's, ” Pekary Organizations: NBC, MSNBC, Trump, CNN, Social, NBC News, Fox News Channel, Nielsen, Fox, GOP, Fox News, Malaysia Airlines, Manhattan District, New, Department of Justice, District of Columbia, FBI, Drug, U.S, Supreme Locations: Russia, America, Ohio, Indiana , Michigan , Illinois, Iowa, spurts, New York, Missouri, New York U.S, Trump, U.S, Michigan, Alabama

☆ Department of Labor opens investigation into Perdue, Tyson
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Earlier this year, the federal government committed to ratcheting up efforts to root out child labor law violations. “There are currently [Wage and Hour Division] investigations open at Perdue and Tyson Foods,” a Department of Labor spokesperson told CNN. “We are conducting a comprehensive third-party audit of child labor prevention and protection procedures including a compliance audit of contractors,” she said. Government agencies have joined together this year to fight child labor law violations, which often impact migrant children. In February, the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services jointly announced the creation of a task force designed to fight child labor exploitation.

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☆ Analysis: Zelensky's mixed reception in Washington may be a taste of political storm to come
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Washington CNN —The blue-and-gold flag draped hero worship of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s last Washington trip, which stirred comparisons to Winston Churchill’s wartime stand against Nazism, was a distant memory on Thursday. And in public appearances, Zelensky’s patience sometimes frayed – especially when berating the United Nations for failing to protect its members from aggression. There’s also a question of whether Zelensky’s relentless efforts to shame the world into action might be reaching the point of diminishing returns. Trump exacerbates such concerns by warning that Biden’s help for Ukraine could trigger World War III with Russia. With no end in sight for the biggest war in Europe since World War II, Ukraine’s fate seems increasingly aligned with Biden’s own political destiny.

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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that staff for the chamber’s Sergeant-at-Arms — the Senate's official clothes police — will no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate floor. “Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit.”Schumer did not mention Fetterman in his statement about the dress code, which will only apply to senators, not staff. “I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor,” Collins joked. “Now I can vote from the Senate floor on Mondays,” Hawley said, noting that he usually wears a suit and tie every other day.

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☆ Lindsey Graham tried to fundraise for Trump on Fox News hours after the former president was indicted: 'Give the man some money so he can fight!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lindsey Graham tried to raise funds for Trump's war chest just after the former president was indicted. Graham told Fox News viewers to donate to Trump and "give the man some money" to fight the case. During the interview, Graham also called the New York indictment of Trump "legal voodoo." After Trump falsely predicted that he would get arrested on March 14, the Trump campaign pumped out multiple fundraising emails calling for contributions. The Democratic Governors Association and multiple Democrat PACs have sent out their own donation requests since Trump's indictment, The Times reported.

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